[57] Vide "The Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria," by Dennis.
[58] De Re rustica.
[59] Brut., c. 18
[60] Chapter xix., p. 202.
[61] Diomedes, iii., p. 486, ed. Putsch.
CHAPTER THE TWENTY-FIRST.
WARS AGAINST PERSEUS. THE THIRD PUNIC WAR. SIEGE AND DESTRUCTION
OF CARTHAGE, AND DITTO DITTO OF CORINTH.
Philip of Macedon bad been from time to time waging war with Rome; but the wages of the troops were so exhausting to his means, that he was driven to a hollow peace by his empty pockets. He had agreed to confine his dominion within a certain space; but, as his ambition had no bounds, he would not be content that his territory should have any limits. He accordingly fought with and thrashed the Thracians, who sent ambassadors to Rome for the purpose of showing him up, as it were, to their common master. Rome punished him by ordering him to keep within bounds; and threatened, that if he should be found venturing out of bounds, he should be severely punished. Philip muttered something about seeking justice elsewhere—a threat of paulo-post-future revenge which is common with those who, being engaged in a dispute, have got decidedly the worst of it.